The Family in Christian Social and Political Thought (First Edition)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. A scarce signed first edition of Brent Waters’s important 2007 study The Family in Christian Social and Political Thought (Oxford University Press, Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics). Waters offers a rigorous and timely critique of late liberalism’s fixation on individual autonomy—which has rendered familial bonds largely unintelligible—tracing the intellectual lineage from Hobbes and Locke through Kant to Rawls and Okin. In response he develops a rich theological and teleological account of the family’s role in social and political ordering, drawing on Althusius, Grotius, Dooyeweerd, and O’Donovan. Essential reading for anyone engaged with Christian ethics, political theology, family studies, or the “family values” debate.
This copy comes from the personal library of Dr. C. Ben Mitchell, a distinguished scholar of Christian ethics and bioethics. Any underlining or highlighting is his scholarly annotation; the text remains fully legible throughout. Handsomely bound in black cloth with title on the spine (313 pp) and protected by its original light blue dustjacket with white lettering. Condition is very good: light shelf wear only, owner’s name neatly penned on the endpaper, binding and text block square and sound, dustjacket showing only light rubbing and edge wear. A desirable association copy for collectors and researchers alike. Full refund if not completely satisfied. Very Good / Near Fine.
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Item #082198
ISBN: 0199271968
Price: $50.00